DerinOnly the Dead BehaveThere is a great injustice in having to behave. In having to do what’s expected and right because it’s what’s familiar. Placing a cap over…Apr 15, 2017Apr 15, 2017
DerininAthena TalksMy Belief System Crashed When My Rapist Was Let GoAccording to the state, evidence of my rape wasn’t strong enough for trial. I internalized their refusal to try the man that had stalked…Jan 5, 201738Jan 5, 201738
DerinI was writing about Black Women’s collective lack of protection when this dose of hope fell out.….Star of a Story….Dec 29, 20162Dec 29, 20162
DerinBetter Late Than Never: For Colored Women Affirmed By Black Girl Magic When Our Environment is…When I was a child, I wished for the access to people places and information that little black girls now have. I knew then that there had…Dec 20, 20161Dec 20, 20161
DerinDark TimesAmerica, you’ve spoken. People who do not identify as able-bodied heterosexual white men were targeted and triggered for over a year. Our…Nov 9, 2016Nov 9, 2016
DerinI live in a time where people exchange high fives in celebration of dead black bodies…via Scholars & RoguesAug 19, 20161Aug 19, 20161